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Eswatini Confirms Detention Of US Deportees, Plans Future Repatriation
Arise News
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July 16, 2025
The government of Eswatini has confirmed it is holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States under a longstanding agreement initiated during President Donald Trump’s administration. The individuals are currently being housed...
Eswatini says it is holding US deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them
The Straits Times
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July 16, 2025
MBABANE - Eswatini's government said on Wednesday that it was holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States in isolated prison units under a deal with President Donald Trump's administration, but sought to eventually send...
Eswatini says it is holding U.S. deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them
The Gazette - Colorado
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MBABANE (Reuters) -Eswatini's government said on Wednesday that it was holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States in isolated prison units under a deal with President Donald Trump's administration, but sought to...
World News | MoS Margherita Acknowledges Diaspora's Contributions in Eswatini
Latestly
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July 21, 2025
Lobamba [Eswatini], July 21 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita addressed the Indian diaspora in Eswatini, noting their contributions in building bilateral ties between both nations. Margherita said that the diaspora...
What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini, where U.S. has sent deportees
Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power. Eswatini says it is holding the men in...
Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws are Fueling Poverty & Violence Against Women
Inter Press Service
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July 16, 2025
Democracy, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Maithreyi Kamalanathan is Global Media Coordinator, Equality Now NEW YORK, Jul 16 2025 (IPS) - Around a quarter of...
Donald Trump's Immigration Approval Slips: Poll
Newsweek
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July 20, 2025
Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump is losing support on one of his cornerstone issues—immigration—according to a new poll published on Sunday. Why It Matters Trump's second term, now at the half-year mark, has largely been...
PUDEMO condemns US deportations to Eswatini as ‘unlawful’
SABC News
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July 19, 2025
ESwatini’s largest opposition party, the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), says the decision of the US to deport convicted criminals to the African state is unlawful. This comes after the government of Eswatini, this week, confirmed...
OPINION:Ezulwini uMphakatsi’s judgement in Emfuleni Lifestyle Sifiso ‘Daladi’ Dlamini’s matter fair, demonstrates Swazi Law and Custom respects women’s rights.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini The judgement delivered by Ezulwini uMphakatsi under Indvuna Sifiso Mashampu Khumalo in the Emfuleni Lifestyle-Sifiso ‘Daladi’ Dlamini’s matter, is not only fair but, a clear demonstration that our Swazi Law and Custom if...
5 immigrants said in solitary confinement at Eswatini jails
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 19, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons for an...
World News | UAE Shares Model for Women Empowerment, Gender Equality with International Community
Latestly
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July 19, 2025
New York [US], July 18 (ANI/WAM): The UAE has reaffirmed the critical role of women empowerment and gender equality in achieving the United Nations' (UN) 2030 Agenda during the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development in...
US sends child rapist and violent offenders to Eswatini: Should SA be worried?
Polokwane Review & Polokwane Observer
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The US this week deported five hardened criminals to Eswatini under a ‘safe third-country deportation’ policy, a decision that has sparked significant concern within international diplomatic circles. The five men, from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba...
UAE Showcases Global Model for Women Empowerment and Gender Equality at UN Forum
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has shared its pioneering approach to women empowerment and gender equality with the global community at the 2025 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable...
Swaziland’s King Mswati III Splurges R80 Million on Wives’ Shopping Spree
Zambian Observer
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July 13, 2025
Swaziland’s King Mswati III Splurges R80 Million on Wives’ Shopping Spree While Eswatini battles a deepening health crisis and struggling public services, King Mswati III has once again drawn fire for extravagant royal spending. Over R80 million...
Ukrainian activist brings Ukraine war dialogue to Africa
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. As the war in Ukraine rages on past its third year, one Ukrainian national is taking a different approach to diplomacy-by listening. Mr Peter Zalmayev, a prominent commentator and director of the New York–Kyiv-based Eurasia...
U.S. sends deportees to African kingdom of Eswatini
Florida Courier
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Eswatini’s King, Mswati III, front, dances during a Reed Dance in Mbabane on Sept. 3, 2012. AP PHOTO/THEMBA HADEBE, FILE CAPE TOWN, South Africa— The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to...
Mos Pabitra Margherita engages in bilateral talks with Eswatini leaders
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 18, 2025
Mbabane [Eswatini], July 18 (ANI):Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, visited Eswatini, where he engaged in fruitful discussions with King Mswati III and several ministers on Friday, deepening existing...
World News | Mos Pabitra Margherita Engages in Bilateral Talks with Eswatini Leaders
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Mbabane [Eswatini], July 18 (ANI):Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, visited Eswatini, where he engaged in fruitful discussions with King Mswati III and several ministers on Friday, deepening existing...
41% approve of Trump's immigration policy: Poll
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's show days after Trump settlement criticism 07:39 Epstein files controversy is a 'no win situation' for Trump: GOP strategist 10:49...
How Cuban and Jamaican Criminals Became Eswatini’s Unlikely Prison Guests
LatinAmerican Post
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July 18, 2025
In a move that stunned immigration watchers, the U.S. deported five violent convicts—including men from Cuba and Jamaica—not to their homelands, but to Eswatini, a tiny monarchy in Africa now grappling with the consequences of an unprecedented...